WV and National Disaster News - January 18, 2021

1/18/2021

West Virginia

· Paycheck Protection Program assistance available starting this week (West Virginia Metro News)

· ‘Little old West Virginia’ sets pace on vaccine rollout (Associated Press)

· WV House devoid of visible extra security measures leading up to inauguration (WOWK-TV Huntington)

· WV DHHR reports 8 new COVD related deaths (WV News)

National News

· José Andrés delivers meals to National Guard troops protecting DC (WUSA-TV Washington)

· Protests start small at newly fortified US statehouses (Associated Press)

· Defense officials fear inside attack at inauguration, will vet National Guard troops, AP reports (WMAR-TV Baltimore)

· FBI screens U.S. troops for possible insider threats ahead of inauguration (Washington Post)

· Power Up: Attack on U.S. Capitol hangs over Biden's inauguration (Washington Post)

o Article contains reference to "high-ranking political appointee at FEMA [who] attended the “Stop the Steal” rally"

COVID-19

· 400,000: The invisible deaths of covid-19 (Washington Post)

· NBA's leading all-time scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar urges public to get vaccine (WJLA-TV Washington)

· VERIFY: Yes, employers and schools can soon require COVID vaccines (WUSA-TV Washington)

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